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Yep, they're monsters for passive - I love a series switch (I've had them wired in all my two-pickup bitsas) but the range available with those four settings is fantastic. The tone control seems to be so much more than just a passive cut, too. Not sure if Dood mentioned in the video, but they're super-light: mine (an ABZ4) weighs 7lbs 9oz on my digital scales, which makes a massive difference on a long gig/rehearsal. My bass GAS is pretty much done.

Wow +1 - I've never seen one of those either. Very interesting.

Was playing a 1024X in PMT Salford at the weekend, a very very nice bass, very simple and straightforward, but very well made. The 2024x is also very very nice indeed, but given that it's been more than a year since I played one of those, I couldn't give you a meaningful comparison. If they did a 1024x or 2024x with a maple board I'd be very interested, but I can't remember seeing any BB with a maple board, so I think that's unlikely.

Has anybody pointed out yet that it's not one speaker - the 10s produce the high notes and the 15s produce the low notes...

My Fenderbird, although it now has a Hipshot Supertone bridge, new wiring, pots and knobs, pull-serial switching and EMG pickups. Tell you what, I'll take a more recent photo, shall I? [sharedmedia=core:attachments:89623]

[quote name='shizznit' timestamp='1334736806' post='1620325'] The tone is very versatile and very comfortable to play. I don't really care much about cosmetic design...I have owned a few Warwicks and they look like a stepped on piece of chewing gum! [/quote] Corvettes were ruined for me by a mate, who, when he first saw my Corvette, said of the top horn "That looks like a bit like a nob." A hard mental image to shake, and I never managed it. Sold the bass. I bought another couple over the years, because they're a great bass, but sold them, too. I think I'm mentally scarred. Love my 94 Fortress tho.

I put a set of 1/2" post Ultralights (and the Ultralight Xtender) on my Fenderbird, which had pretty bad (Thunderbird-standard) neck dive, and they fitted fine on the MM P-neck, which I believe is modern Fender standard. The difference is very apparent - the head of the bass feels lovely and light, the neck sits nicely in the hand, and the bass balances very well now, too. If I had the cash, I'd fit them to everything, they're just the way forward for tuners.

The Dingwall has such even string tension, plays so well, weighs nothing (7lbs 9oz), looks fantastic. The Warwick has the best neck of all, slim, fast fast fast wenge, the Wizard P/Js sound good. The B/B/M FrankenPJ with the Wizards sounds the business, looks fantastic. The Fenderbird is unique, it's just rock 'n roll.

Does your amp have a fan? Is it running? My initial thoughts are if it starts out OK and gets worse, it could be an overheating issue.

Wedding gig coming up, Maggie May requested, what a lark that bass line is. While I was faffing I picked up Suspicious Minds just for fun, then after another phone call from the singer it was straight into The Devil Went Down To Georgia. An odd Thursday night...probably an even odder wedding...

Wow, thanks for the heads-up, that's all gone straight on the recorder. Never seen the whole of that Skynyrd OGWT. Can't wait.

Yep, it's like a bassist's fantasy Trolley Dash location... Mark's a top man, knows how to listen to a customer and his suggestions are insightful. Not many places offer that.

I had a good long play of one in PMT recently (in fact, I've been back since and played it again, just to check), and I was pretty disappointed by it [i]for the money[/i]. It's as ergonomically ideal as the rest of the SRs (yep, that angled jack is a great idea), and that neck profile and feel is still one of the best I've ever played, but it's just not that much more than the SR500 I used to have, certainly not twice the instrument. The woods are nice, but I didn't think they were as nice in the flesh as they looked in the pics, and the build quality isn't noticably better than the cheaper SRs. The Nordys are very nice, but again, I didn't think they brought all that much more to the table than the Barts on the £500 SR500. I don't like gold hardware much, so that doesn't get any credit from me. Without knowing how much it was, I'd have said it was it was definitely an upgrade on the SR500, but maybe £200 more, not twice the price. What a miserable bugger I am. Actually, my reaction was really one of disappointment, as I really, really wanted to love these, and I was even considering buying one new. I'd have one secondhand (for about the same price as a new SR), but I wouldn't part with almost a grand for one.

I did find it more different up at the dusty end than the business end, admittedly, but it's only an adjustment - chords can be played, you just have to rethink your finger positioning. It meant that 6 seconds of our normal set was a problem for me for a while...

DR Sunbeams on all my Ps - if you like them on your Jazz, ypu'll like them on your P: why not just try swapping a set over before you buy?

Those 8-string Biches will be forever Derek Smalls - fantastic: one of the few basses I'd have like a shot, though I'd probably never use in anger. Actually, stuff that: if I had one, I'd use it for everything

Are you definitely set on a 4x10? There's lots of options available if you aren't, most of which are more portable (if that's an issue for you). Have a look at the Barefaced Bass site, lots of love on here for Alex's cabs, plus it's a good read, too. I did like my MarkBass 410 (if it hadn't been stolen I'd probably still have it) but I'm more than happy with my Schroeder.

The nickels have light blue wraps. RS66LN, I think.

Drummer...pedigree...fnar...no no no,it's too easy. Back to the OP's search...

Nope, not for me. Managed just under the three minutes, so I'm counting that as 177 minutes ahead of the game

[quote name='Doddy' timestamp='1333464487' post='1602072'] The big question as to if it was a real schoolboy error is how did you recover? Panic and retune or simply go to the 2nd fret? [/quote] Ah, I know this one: glare at oblivious guitarist, bluff a slightly odd run to cover changing from D to E, flick the Hipshot, glare at the guitarist (now hopelessly confused by the process of events), resume song as if nothing happened...

115 for the bottom, and 210 for the tops, obviously... ...I'm kidding...

Well the head weighs 52lbs, and I can't even find a weight for the cab, so my lower back says...I'm out

^ +1, beat me to it, couple of Nordys and you're good to go.

Two 'schoolboys' on the trot the other night: first song I use the drop-D, then forget that the second song needs it back to E...so after an embarrassing start to that one, when the song finishes, I stomp the mute to check tuning, the guitarist asks me something...and I forget to unmute for the start of song three. Rrrrrrrgggghhhh...doh.